chavoir

Old French

From Latin capēre, present active infinitive of capiō.

chavoir

to contain; to hold
- 13^th century, Anonymous, Livre de Sidrac:
  Combien puet estre grant li cielz et enfers de chavoir touz les peuples qui sont et seront ?
  How big can be the Heaven and Hell so that they contain all the people that are and will be?
to be contained in, to fit in
- 1184-1197, Bernard le Trésorier, Continuation de Guillaume de Tyr:
  La cité estoit si pleine de gens, de femes et d'enfanz qui estoient foys là qu'il ne povoient chaver dedenz les mesons, ainz gisoient par les rues.
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Only found in the infinitive form.

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